皇明奇事述

王世贞

6 chapters·35,400 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

余既有《异典》、《盛事》二述矣。异典者，遘之自人主者也；盛事者，遘之自天者也。盛事之遘，无非美已；异典之遘，美居十九，疵亦居一。已，乃复有遘之自天而不可言盛，遘之自人而不可言典。或人与事之巧相符者，或绝相悖者，为其稍奇而不忍遗之，别录成卷，以备虞初春明之一采，故不敢称稗史也。

Chapters (6)

  1. 1CoverPage
    11 chars
  2. 2●叙
    148 chars
  3. 3●卷一
    7,881 chars
  4. 4●卷二
    7,852 chars
  5. 5●卷三
    8,098 chars
  6. 6●卷四
    11,410 chars

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